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In which case did John Paul Stevens write a major opinion about intellectual property?

  • Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.

  • Bush v. Gore

  • U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton

  • Citizens United v. FEC

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John Paul Stevens wrote a major opinion about intellectual property in Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that Sony's Betamax video recorder did not infringe on Universal's copyrights, because the use of the recorder was primarily for private, non-commercial use.
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